āpuru
1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-tia) to shut up, suppress, crowd together, overwhelm.
He tokomaha i mate i runga kaipuke i te noho āpuru, i te pūmāhu, i roto i ngā nohoanga whāiti i runga i te tū kaipuke whāiti i tangohia mō taua mahi (TWMNT 24/2/1874:51). / Many died on the ships from overcrowding in close and confined spaces on board the type of narrow vessels used in the traffic.
Synonyms: taupoki, romi, roromi, pāpā, whakatina, huri, haukerekere, pūrau
